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Hospitality
 2024



IBIS FĂGĂRAȘ




Type of project: conversion and restauration 3 stars hotel
Location: Strada Negoiu, Făgăraș
Status: on going
Year: 2022 - 2024
Surface: 848 sqm
Built area: 620mp
Rooms: 68
Partner in charge: arch. Elena Dragu
Team: arch. Zenaida-Elena Florea, arch. Alexandru Cătăuță, arch. Teodora Șomăcescu, arch. Carmen Modoran, stud. arch. Adeline Sandu
Exterior renders: Cirrus




Hotel Făgăraș explores the limitations and possibilities of an existing building built in 1953-1954. Appeared as a result of the need for housing units for the technical staff of the Nitramonia complex in Făgăraș, the building is part of a small ensemble made according to typical projects specific to the period, significant for its unitary quality.

The conversion from residence to hotel involved subtle overall alterations, predominantly consisting of the release of the existing framework and its transformation from loft to attic, thus making the space suitable for temporary living. 

The added dormers in the attic replicate the gaps in the lower registers, remaining within the parameters of typical Stalinist academicism.






The access to the hotel below the level of the natural terrain creates the opportunity of a distance from the street and the living area, subtly separating the two worlds, that of the neighborhood and permanent housing, from that of the hotel and temporary housing.

The project aims to render the city building in its most convenient form, leaving the context unchanged through its transformation.

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12.02.2025
NEW HERITAGE - 3rd place winner for the 2025 Biennale di Venezia Competition 

We are excited to announce the groundbreaking of our ambitious project for the renewal of an existing building within Făgăraș protected area. The proposal seeks to honor the architectural heritage of the site while transforming it into a refined three-star hotel.What if architecture could do more than create spaces—what if it could forge connections? Our proposal celebrates Romania’s unique cultural landscapes, where nature and tradition coexist in harmony. This vision reclaims sustainable construction and community-driven practices, reshaping architecture as a mediator between humanity and the natural world. Construction thus becomes a communal act, bringing people together whilst architecture isn’t just built—it’s lived, shared, and sustained.


02.12.2024
IBIS Făgăraș updates

We are excited to announce the groundbreaking of our ambitious project for the renewal of an existing building within Făgăraș protected area. The proposal seeks to honor the architectural heritage of the site while transforming it into a refined three-star hotel.


08.11.2024
Brasserie at Mita Biciclista is now open

Cumulus imagined the Brasserie, part of the La Mița Biciclista Creative Establishment as a place open to the city where people can read part of the Mita Biciclista’s personality and the brilliance of the beginning of the century.


17.10.2024
Brick House - 1rst prize winner for “Built Architecture/Individual Dwelling Architecture” at AAB2024

The Reclaimed Brick House represents an accurate response to the urban context and the urban planning constraints of the area that shaped this volume on a difficult-to-build lot. The design process involved obtaining several urban planning certificates and strictly respect of all setbacks and regulations of the area, as well as legal requirements